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Sitrep 8/2020
February 27, 2020Note added 28/02: There is additional and updated information in SitRep 10 – please also see SitRep 10. Award Update As you know, initial Award negotiations with FRNSW commenced in October 2019, giving us a tight window to try and […]
Sitrep 7/2020
February 21, 2020Award Update May Day T-Shirt Design Competition closes Feb 28! Delegate training up and running. Terms of Reference for Bushfire Royal Commission Announced Award Update As discussed in the last Sitrep, we met for the last time with FRNSW regarding […]
Sitrep 6/2020
February 19, 2020IMPORTANT AWARD UPDATE In our previous updates, we approached the award negotiations with a simple claim. Our claim for both Awards is: Permanent • 2.5% wages increase passed on to you by 17 February 2020 regardless of when the Award […]
Sitrep 5/2020
February 10, 2020Award Update FBEU heads to ACTU Emergency Services Summit Rescue Recall Win Motions for the next Special General Meeting Payroll meltdown Delegate Training – Kicking off! Broken Hill the FBEU as west as it gets Award Update Since the last […]
Sitrep 4/2020
February 3, 2020NSW Government announces an inquiry – we want a National Royal Commission too. State of Emergency – What’s the go and what it means for members. Retained Authorised Duties May Day – Member T-Shirt Design Competition CAFS Pumpers In BRIEF: […]
Code Red – Minimum Crewing Peak Hill
January 31, 2020Minimum Crewing at Peak Hill Members may be aware that FRNSW are replacing Class 2 Urban Pumpers at Isolated Retained Stations with Class 1 Tankers. The intention and the Risk Management Tool FRNSW is using to make the change is […]
Sitrep 3/2020
January 23, 2020This is a reissue of SitRep 3 as there were two mistakes in the SitRep issued last night. The SitRep issued last night stated that we were putting in a claim for a 5% pay rise, this was a formatting […]
Sitrep 2/2020
January 15, 2020IRC rules in FBEU favour – Another big win but the fight continues. Status Quo and In-Order 2008/22 remains in place. Yesterday, January 14, The FBEU was back in the IRC about FRNSW’s attempts to remove In-Order 2008/22 (which puts […]
Sitrep 1/2020
January 10, 2020CODE RED STILL IN PLACE – STILL WAITING ON IRC DECISION We are still waiting on Commissioner Sloan’s decision from the IRC hearing on 13 December 2019 on the 2008/22 or 2019/20 dispute. This decision will be handed down on […]
Sitrep 29/2019
December 16, 2019Deployment Dramas Consolidated Leave over the Christmas and New Year Climate and Fire Emergency Rally Sydney Town Hall FBEU Office over the break In Brief Deployment Dramas The Union has received several inquiries about pay and entitlements from members while […]
Sitrep 28/2019
November 29, 2019Update Northern Rivers Appeal 7 February 2020 Union Busting Bill defeated Urunga Station Trial Technical Support Team Code Red still in place Update Northern Rivers Appeal 7 February 2020 The Northern Rivers Appeal will be heard on 7 February […]
2018-2019 Financial Report
November 20, 2019The Union’s 2018-2019 Financial Report is now available by clicking here. The Report, which all members are encouraged to read, was prepared by independent auditors Daley Audit and adopted by the State Committee of Management today as a true and fair view […]
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